Purpose Drives Record Audience at Baccalaureate Sermon
A large audience attended the baccalaureate service as Rev. Yost urged a life of definite purpose and unselfish giving. He illustrated his point with stories of personal sacrifice and referenced Lincoln and Paul, with Eastern Avenue Choir providing music for the Eastern Avenue Baptist church ceremony. The event marked a memorable prelude to diplomas for the class of graduates.
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Dr. Yost
Paul
Damascus
Christ
Lincoln
Solomon
Ard
Yost
Dolliver
Clark
Reynolds
Eastern Avenue Baptist Church
Cheeseman
Martin
Monee Village Faces Gang Critique Over Local Administration
A May 8 report from Monee Illinois attacks the village administration and its trustees. The letter accuses a local gang allied with saloon interests of packing boards, appointing sympathetic policemen, and violating Sunday closing rules. It urges voters to elect officials with village interests at heart and to regulate alcohol venues.
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Monee
Tammany Gang
New York
Kenna Gang
Chicago
Gang
Fels
Repair Walks at Court House Focus of June Board
The County Board met for the June session to review bids for repairing the stone walks around the court house. Bids ranged from 8 to 15 cents per unit for cement work and from 3 to 40 cents for stone resetting. The lowest bid, Sandiford and Mitchell at 14 cents per foot for cement and 8 cents per linear foot for flashing, was noted as the favorable bid. The board will decide on Wednesday. George H Munroe and Geo Young sought $200 toward a $2,000 fund for Joliet’s Rivers and Harbors Association and Lakes to Gulf Association assessments, with special order for Wednesday.
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Court House
George M. Campbell
Alfred Wenberg
Sandiford and Mitchell
George H.munroe
Geo. Wi Young
Deep Waterway Committee
Joliet
Rivers and Harbogs Association
Lakes To Gulf Association
Divorce Granted to Maud Thompson on Cruelty Claim
Maud Thompson was granted a divorce from Robert EB on cruelty grounds. She testified they wed June 14 and within two weeks he struck her in the face. On August 1 he choked her, pushed her against a wall, and used obscene language.
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Maud Thompson Hag
Robert EB
Radical change in real estate tax publication puzzles board
The 1905 revenue law shift moves publication of real estate assessments from county treasurer to the board of review. The board must publish after the board acts, prompting questions and an attorney general referral. Chairman A. W. ofa outlines uncertainty as Arthur Cowing studies the issue alongside Fred Wilke and Elias Brown with William Young as clerk.
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Board of Review
Herin
Sal
A. W. Ofa
Arthur Cowing
Fred Wilke
Elias Brown
Willam Yung
Devil's Tower Chronicles A Chimney Like Tower In Wyoming
A feature on Devil's Tower in northeast Wyoming describes it as an 800 foot high rock formation, nearly vertical for 500 feet, and notes a presidential order to create a national reserve around it with no entries allowed. The tower is surveyed as a geological wonder with a top large enough for a baseball game.
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Wyoming
Roosevelt
General Land Office
Devil's Tower
Asslatanond Desired
Asslatanond laments college plans for his son while Corntessel scoffs and jokes about hiring professors to worry about his pie Ochal Star. The dialogue hints at expectations and social satire in a brisk exchange.
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Corntessel
Book purchase often mistaken for buying its contents
Quote attributed to Schopenhauer notes that buying a book is not the same as acquiring its actual contents. The distinction highlights how physical possession differs from intellectual value.
California Alpine Snow Banner Phenomenon Described
A rare natural display is the wind sculpted snow banners seen on California Alps where storms sweep north to south. Sun light makes the long white cones brilliant as snow dust is carried from crevices and blown over mountain tops, shaped by regular landforms and ice action.
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California
California Alps
Nordstjernen
Copenhagen
Barrel Racing on Ice Excites Canadian Winter Sports
Barrel racing on the ice showcases Canadian boys excelling in a novel winter sport. Ordinary barrels and makeshift courses capture the playful yet competitive spirit of outdoor skating contests.
Barrel skating race described with boys and barrels
Boys race along a course with heads removed placed at intervals then sprint to the first barrel. Skaters must crawl through each barrel, causing chaotic turns and humorous misdirections as spectators laugh. The scene is lively and entertaining for onlookers.
Getting Her Legal Rights
A readable fragment describes an old colored woman in a rusty black dress and a striking purple picture hat. The scene hints at a courtroom or legal setting as she asserts her rights.
Courtroom Exchange Reveals Probate Judge's Welcome
A humorous scene in a Carolina courthouse shows a caller identifying as a judge of probate and requesting assistance after a man’s death. The exchange highlights local legal roles and a dramatic but lighthearted interaction in a period setting.
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Carolina
Success Magazine
Hinged Houses and the Moonlit Skyscrapers
An American visitor in Dublin recalls tall New York hotel tales. An Irishman boasts of a hotel “80 tall” with hinged top stories that can be lowered to let the moon pass.
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Dublin
New York
Pat
Pearson
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Department of Agriculture of Italy
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